Wisconsin 26th State Senate District, Wisconsin: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+52%. Democratic peak: D+53 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+52MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 178,9642024 5-year
- Median household income
- $89,9752024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+53 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 26, WIOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 85,625 | 26,705 | 114,355 | ||
| D | 81,309 | 24,625 | 107,749 | ||
| D | 68,032 | 22,274 | 96,675 | ||
| D | 67,523 | 26,139 | 95,058 | ||
| D | 64,371 | 22,833 | 88,420 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
32.3%
Irish
13.0%
English
10.0%
Polish
5.1%
Italian
3.9%
American
2.4%
French
2.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 35.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$89,975
State Senate District 26 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 26$89,975
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.7%
Working age (18–64)11.5%
Seniors (65+)6.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.5%
speak English only
Spanish4.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.3%
Other Indo-European2.6%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Wisconsin Senate District 26 delivered an 18.5-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, placing it well to the right of the statewide average. Its electorate reflects the rural and small-town demographics common to Wisconsin's interior counties.
The Democratic margin in Wisconsin 26th State Senate District reached its widest at fifty-three points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was fifty-two points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $89,975, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 178,964 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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State Senate District 26, Wisconsin — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/55026/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 26, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 26, Wisconsin voted Democratic by 51.5 points (D+52), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 114,355 votes cast, 85,625 went Democratic and 26,705 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 26, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 26, Wisconsin as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 26, Wisconsin?
State Senate District 26, Wisconsin has a population of 178,964 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 26, Wisconsin?
Median household income in State Senate District 26, Wisconsin is $89,975 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of State Senate District 26, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 26, Wisconsin from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.